Folding easel and stand



H. ZlEMMER-MAN FOLDING EASEL AND STAND Jan. 22, 1929.

Filed Ju'ne 29. 1925 0' 2 She ets-Sheet 1 Jan. 22, 1929.

H. ZIEMMERMAN FOLDING EASEL AND sum) Filed June 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,70o,io5

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ZIEMMEBMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T CHICAGO CARDBOARD 7 COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOLDING EASEL AND STAND.

Application filed June 29,

This invention relates to a foldable ease] for connectin two separate pieces or portions of a disp ay stand in such a manner that one of the pieces is projected in advance of or behind the plane of the other.

The principal object of the invention is to grovide an easel and a display stand of this 'nd. A further object is to make a folding easel of this kind which can be folded upon itself, or collapsed, to occupy a minimum space for economy in packing and shipping. A further object is to provide space for an inset, pocket, or a variety of figures or designs for advertising or display stands. Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Fi ures 1 and 2 are side and rear views, respectlvely, of a display stand constructed in accordance with the principle of this invention; Figure 3 illustrates the stand of Figure 1 in a collapsed position; Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2'; Figure 5 illustrates a stand with the upper portion in advance of the lower; Figure 6 illustrates an easel of this kind forming a pocket in'the stand; Figure 7 illustrates a stand of this kind with a removable top piece; and Figure 8 shows another modification.

This invention is applied to advertisin or display stands in which an outer boar or plate, usually made of cardboard, or the like, is supported by a folding easel or stand, also made of cardboard, and provided with scores or fold lines by means of which the entire display device may be collapsed to occupy a 5 minimum space, and may also be extended or unfolded and held inplace so that the display device will be held in upright position. By ofisetting one of the boards or plates from an other, or by providing an offset in the easel,

a great'variety of display stands is provided,

which can be used for various figures and designs of an attractive advertising nature. In the present invention, the'result is obtained by providing the easel or stand with various fold or score lines which the easel will assume in the act of unfolding or distending it.

Referring now more particularly to the invention, upper and lower plates 1 and 2 of cardboard or the like, are separately secured 1925. Serial No. 40,211.

ther apart than the fold lines at the lower portion of the easel. In order to rovide for this variation, it is necessary to ma e slits 8 in the wings 4 at or adjacent the lower edge of the point of attachment of the portion 6 with the remaining portion of the easel. The reason for this is clear since the upper portion 6 of the asel must fold at the edges on diiferent lines than the lower portion of the easel in order to connect with the same side wings 4;. If the portion 6 is wider than the attached portion of the easel below the upper plate 5, the fold lines 7 will draw the upper plate 1 rearwardly; if the fold lines 7 are closer together than the fold lines for the lower portion of the easel, the upper plate will be offset outwardly, which will produce an entirely difierent effect.

In order tofold orcollapse a display stand of this kind, the locking win 5 is rotated from its engagement with the lateral or sup porting wings 4, whereupon the can be folded flatly against their supporte plates 1 and 2 and by pr'ovidinga transverse fold line 9 in the easel itself, the upper plate may be collapsed against the lower one as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 illustrates'a stand in which an upper plate 10 is projected forwardly from. the lower or base plate 11 and in this case, the upper portion 12 of an easel attached to the plate 10 has fold lines 13 which. are closer together than the ordinary fold lines 14 of the base of the easel, necessitating slits 15 in the easel to I allow the j ected.

As shown in Figure 6, an intermeflate ortion 16- of an easel mav beformed with old,

upper plate 10 to be forwardly prolines 17 Which are spaced further apart thancontinuous side wings with fold lines at difthe normal fold lines 18 of upper and lower portions 19 and 20 of an easel which are both attached to a plate or card 21.

This construction necessitates slits 22 and 23 at the top and bottom of the offset portions 16 and the folding bottom 24 is supported by the lower cuts 23, making a support or partial enclosure for circulars, booklets or the like which may be deposited thereon and reached from an opening 25 in the plate or board 21. This device may then be used as a dispenser for circulars, or as a container for various articles which may be seen or reached through the opening 25. By making one or more inward offsets 26 of this kind in an easel 27 as shown by Figure 7, a space is provided at the rear of a main plate 28 for the insertion of a tongue or extension 29 of an upper plate 30 which may thereby be attached and upheld by the easel at the rear of the main plate 28.

lln the modification shown in Figure 8, the upper portion 31 of an easel 32 is ofiset' in wardly andsupports an upper figure plate 33 in ofiset relation to a base 34. In this form, a small plate or display 35 may be attached to extend from the upper edge of the lower plate 34 to the lower edge of the figure plate 33, forming a receptacle for the reception of articles to be held thereby, or to simulate a display top, or any other device which may occur to an advertiser.

In all of these forms it will be observed that the ofi-settin is accomplished by making the score lines of one section of a different distance apart than the score lines of the other sections. It will also be observed that one section may be inclined with respect to the 40 other by a variation of the fold lines, as indicated more clearly in Figures 1 and 2. It should also be understood that the stands of Figures-5 to 8 are made collapsible by providing transverse fold lines as in Figure 1.

I claim:

1. An easel having side wings foldable to make it stand erect and intermediate plate attachment portions, the wings at diflerent portions being foldable on different lines to offset one plate attachment portion from another when the easel is extended, the easel having means adjacent the attachment portions whereby the wings can be adjusted to the different fold lines.

2. An easel having a continuous side wing and plate attachment portions of different widths whereby the fold line of the wing varies for the attachment portions, and a transverse slit in the side wing extending inward- 1y from the end of the attachment portion so that the wing can be adjusted to the different width thereof.

3. A folding easel for separate display plates comprising a main attachment portion and an additional attachment portion having ferent distances apart in the different attachment portions, and slits extending inwardly from the ends of the attachment portions so the wings can be adjusted to the different fold lines, whereby plates attached to the difierent portions will be in different planes.

4:- A foldin easel having lateral wings, the fold lines therefor being at different d1s tances apart in difierent portions of the easel, and the different fold lines in both wings producing attachment portions of difierent widths for display plates upheld by the easel, the easel having slits extending inwardly from the ends of the attaching portions so the wings can be adjusted to the diflerent fold lines, the attachment portions being of different planes when the easel is distended.

5. In a device of the class described, an easel member having lateral wings each having fold lines out of alignment and transverse slits extending inwardly at the ends of the fold lines to allow each wing to conform to the diderent fold lines, the vertical portions of the easel separated by the slits producing plate attachment portions of varying widths in different planes to ofiset them with respect to each other when the easel is distended.

6. In a device of the class described, an easel member having lateral foldable wings, the fold lines in each wing being out of alignment to produce an offset separating plane of a different width in the easel, the wings having transverse slits at the ends of the supporting planes to allow them to conform to the different fold lines when distended, and means for locking the wings and the lower portion of the easel to stand upright and thereby holding the wings in place when the easel is unfolded for display.

7. A folding easel having lateral wings each having interrupted fold lines therein out of alignment and slits extending inwardly from the ends of the said fold lines to allow the wings to conform to the different fold lines in difierent portions of the easel, the fold lines at different distances apart producing plate attachment portions of difierent width and i in difierent planes, and transverse fold lines adapting the easel to be folded upon itself when the wings are rotated to their closing position.

8. In a folding easel and stand, the combination with an easel member having wings foldable to make it stand erect, each of the wings being provided with fold lines out of alignment and transverse slits extending inwardly from the ends of the fold lines to offset a portion of the easel and make it a plane of different width with respect to the remainder thereof, means for locking the wings in position to make the easel stand erect, and transverse fold lines in the easel to allow the offset portion to be folded with respect to the other portion when the easel is collapsed. 1 0

provide a plate attachment POIbiOlfOf difierent width and in a different plane, whereby the wings can be adjusted thereto and means 10 supported at the ofiset portion for connecting plates in different planes.

HENRY ZIEMMERMAN. 

